As the garment industry undergoes a transformative shift with the rise of augmented reality ( AR ), major brands such as Nike, Adidas, Under Armour, and Lululemon lead the charge. This chapter offers a unique and insightful approach by integrating actual industry data with a comprehensive...

When the post-WWII G.I. Bill came into being, increasing numbers of folks were able to pursue higher education and ultimately secure a college degree. With that level of educational attainment and as they became parents, members of the professional class were able to prepare and position their...

Beyond just equalizing opportunities, ‘levelling up’, ‘inclusive growth’ and ‘no child left behind’ policy initiatives require inequality measurement from a different perspective than conventional measures provide. Whereas standard inequality measures quantify normalized aggregate...

Frugal innovation (FI) is a mechanism companies use to create value from limited resources, aiming to meet the needs of a broad customer segment in emerging markets. This study investigates the impact of FI on sustainable development (SD) in Libya. Data from 112 employees of small and medium...

Purpose : This chapter aims to explore the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) within human resource management (HRM), utilizing the CIMO (context–intervention–mechanism–outcome) framework to provide a structured analysis of the current research landscape and to identify future...

Globalisation is swirling influences worldwide through trade openness, technological change, and communications. Opening up of trade and the spread of information have increased women’s access to global opportunities, and in some sectors also reduced the wage disparity between genders. The...

This chapter explores governments’ role as knowledge brokers in nurturing entrepreneurial ecosystems (EEs) in post-conflict cities, focusing on Baghdad. Using Institutional and Network Theories and qualitative data, it highlights how education, collaboration, and cultural assets drive...

Mentoring is a unique relationship between two people, evident throughout history in various forms. Perhaps the most famous among them has been that between Socrates and Plato. Socrates had a profound influence on Plato, which is clear from Plato’s works, that continue to reflect Socrates’...

The research question of this paper is in the title. We will explore whether and how businesses can respect nature. The research question is based on a long tradition of business ethics thinking about the relationship between profits and principles. Sparked by a confrontation with the wolf, who...

In his attempt to establish the philosophical basis of public value accounting, envisioned it to support a political process in which ‘individually held public values become (…) collectively endorsed’ (p. 466) and direct the use of public resources. A decade onward, Moore’s vision might...